Help please what does your shetland weigh?

[shetlandponylover]

I have just recently bought a 35" shetland mare <3.
I had the vet over last week to give her, her first tetanus vac. While he was here, I asked him if he wouldn't mind just checking her weight with a weight tape. He measured her at 230kg.
Surely that can't be right? She isn't fat bless her just very hairy I have had a good feel and her bum I feel is just right. You can feel her ribs a bit but not to much and can feel her shoulder blades.
I might be totally wrong but I just thought it was a bit off but then for the last 4years I had a tb. So I'm totally clueless to what she should weigh etc
Could anyone let me know what your little one weights please and if possible how many inches they are I just want to worm her but I don't want to give her to much etc
Nice glass of fizzy Pepsi for anyone who got this far lol x

 

[cblover]

I have a shettie who is 38 inches and he's 225 kg. When you stroke him your hand disappears in his coat. Cute as a button... I love him.

 

[Paddy and Dandy]

Too bloody much !! Mine is 41"and weighs 265kg. :-o

 

[putasocinit]

Mini shettie 195kg with lots of hair. If vet used a measuring tape it would have been wrong because of all the hair.

 

[shetlandponylover]

Thankyou everyone just worried about worming her as I don't want to give to much or too little :/ so confused lol if I had a trailer I would find the nearest place to weigh her but I don't even have a car to tow with lol x

 

[putasocinit]

I give enough for a 200kg the bit extra wont hurt or even the bit less, it is only if you were to double dose a not well horse

 

[Keen]

I know a fat shettie, 8 hands, 146kg weighed on a weighbridge - I think these figures are all coming in well over (as per putasockinit) becuase of using the tape to estimate weight. Enough wormer for 200 kg would be ample.

 

[shetlandponylover]

Thankyou for your advice ponies they make you question everything and make you worry lol x

 

[FfionWinnie]

Can't see her weighing that much!

I am really tempted to take my 4 of varying sizes to a weigh bridge.

 

[kellybee]

mine is 9.2hh and she's a long lean funny shaped girl weighing in at about 175. I keep her lean because of the lammy issue but she's healthy and I always dose her for 200

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Tiny Fuzzy is 33ins.
Shes approx 170 at her very roundest, on a weighbridge (and is usually 160/165)

However, out of interest (having seen your post before I went to the yard this afternoon) I popped the weigh tape round her cue lots of huffing & puffing from both of us - and thick shaggy-yak fur up my nose when reaching down for end of the tape and it said 225.

I wonder what it would make her if I use cattle clippers to remove coat where the tape goes?

I also worm for 200g as per vet & worm company recco

 

[muckypony]

I have two foalies about 33" and 34" - I haven't used a weigh tape yet (must remember tomorrow!) but I have them on a 5-day wormer at the moment. I has dosage set at 'under 300kg = x amount; 400kg = x amount' so I didn't need to know their exact weight. Im due to use equest soon and the vet said give enough for about 250kg - it won't do any harm to give a little more but will be pointless giving too little, and its likely that a bit gets spat/dribble out!! My vet said mine are probably not even 100kgs yet, if the smaller one would hold still I reckon I could lift him up

I'm interested to know what the weigh tape says tomorrow... I reckon their bellies are a smiliar size, but one is most definitely bigger boned than the other so they cannot be the same!!

 

[shetlandponylover]

She does have a very good coat so probs best to give her enough for 200kg? Just heard little ones tummies are very delicate when it comes to worming so I have Completely freaked myself out about worming her lol thankyou everyone x

 

[Centauress]

So is 155kg for a 9 hand Mare to Light?

This for the Thing I'm Doing... All Will become Clear Soon
Thanks